Brassiere



Dec. 13, 1949 D. A. CERRATO BRAssIfiRE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 2,1947 INVENTOR. DOM/N/G "/4. 6 A 1? 0 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 13, 1949 UNITED STATES YPATENT OFFICE Dominic A. Cerrato,NewarlaN. .1. Application May 2, 1947, Serial No. 745,364

This invention relates to apparel and more particularly to brassieres.

An important object of the invention is to provide a brassire, includingportions extending over the wearers back but which portions, owing tothe novel construction and arrangement of parts of the brassiere, willnot tend to ride upwardly.

Another important object is to provide such a brassire which may be wornwith garments cut low in the back, and the back portion of the brassirewill not extend nor tend to extend above the horizontal plane noroutwardly of the vertical planes and inclined planes of the upper edgesof the back portion of the garment.

Still another important object is to provide a brassiere, so constructedand with the parts thereof so arranged, that there will be no puckering,wrinkling nor unsightly folding of the brassiere walls.

In addition, a major object is to provide a brassiere, as described,which will obviate the unsightly outwardly convex swell of the fleshabove the upper edges of the brassiere, where the wearers breasts mergeinto the adjacent portions of the thorax.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following detailed description of the invention takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of thenew brassire, including stretchable portions with the latter under notension.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, but with the stretchable portions undertension.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of an end fragment of the novel brassiere,with parts removed, to better illustrate portions of the construction.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the end fragment of Fig. 3 and with partsnot under tension.

Fig. 5 is like view, but with parts under tension.

Fig. 6 is a view, somewhat similar to Fig. 3 but with portions of theinner and outer walls of the garment partly seperated in order to betterillustrate the arrangement of parts.

In the drawings, wherein for the purposeofi 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-42) 2having an upper edge H, and edge sections 12 and I3 and a bottom edge Il.

The brassiere also includes novel end sections l5 and 16, each providedwith a first wall portion I1 which, in the example shown, is the frontportion, a second wall portion 18 which, in the example shown, is therear portion, a length or first portion [9 of stretchable material, anda length or second portion 20 of stretchable material.

In addition, the brassiere may include suitable shoulder straps 2| andmeans 22 to detachably secure together the two free extremities of theend sections I5 and 16.

The end sections I I5 and I6 are, preferably, substantially alike, withthe first wall portion I! having an edge section 25 secured to the edgesection I 2, as by stitchings 26, an edge section 21 secured to the edgesection 13 of the intermediate portion 10, as by stitchings 28, an upperedge section 29 defining an upper edge 30, a lower edge section 3|defining a lower edge 32 and an outer edge section 33 defining an outeror end edge 34. The edge 34 forms, with the lower edge 32, an

obtuse angle and forms, with the edge 30, an'

.stantially a right angle, the edges 38 and 42,

form an acute angle, the edges 38 and 40 substantially a right angle,and the edges 36 and 40, form an obtuse angle.

Where they overlap, the two wall portions l1 and I8,- are securedtogether along at least a part of their lower edge sections 31 and 31respectively as by stitchings 43 but the upper edge sections 29 and arenot secured together.

The edge 42 of the wall portion 18 is spaced from the end edges I2 andI3 of the intermediate portion II]. An average spacing ofone-and-onequarter inches is given by way of example although, ofcourse, thisspacing may vary. The end edge of the wall portion 18 isspaced from the outer or end edge 34 of the wall portion II, so that theouter edge section 39, as well as parts of the upper and lower edgesections 35 and 31 of thewall portion l8, extend outwardly (orendwardly) of the end edge 34.

Each wall portion I! and I8 is of suitable flexible material, as cloth.

The length or first section I9 of stretchable material may be secured atone of its ends 45 to the intermediate portion III at adjacent thejuncture of the portion In and wall portion I1, and is secured, at itsother end 46 to the wall portion I 8 at the section thereof where thissections joins the section .35, hut ,it is not secured, at this end 48,to the wall portion ill. Thus, as maybe-seen, particularly in Fig. 6,the wall portion I8 is indirectly secured to the intermediate portionIll by the length or first section I9, bridging the portions H1 and I8,and the portion I8 is not attached to the portion I! along their edgesections 29 and 35. This permits wide relative play of the wall portionI8 with respect thothe portion I7.

The lengths or second sections 20 of stretchable material are secured tothe wall portions IT at the latters endsections 33. Preierably, eachlength 20 is looped, asin Fig. 6, and itsends 50 and secured to itsassociated wall portion '-I'I, one end 50 at adjacent the iuncture ofthe sections 29 and33, and the cther end 51 atad jacent the juncture ofthe sections 3| and 33. Where the section '20 "reaches the edge section"39 of the portion -I-'8 it is secured thereto, as by stitc'hi-ngs 53.

Preferably, the lengths I9 and 20 of stretchable material are elastic,as rubber. It is not necessary that these lengths be wide. for example,they may he only one-half inch wide and will function properly.

f'l he :two zstraps 2-1 are secured, as by stitchings 55, at an'end ofeach, to the wall portions 18, and not t-o the wall portions I-I at theupper edge sections 35 of the former, and may be conventionally secured,as by stitchings, to the intermediate portion IU of the brassiere.

'Theimeans 22 to sde'tachabl-y secure together-the two iiree extremitiesof the end sect-ions I 5 and 1-6 may be a conventional hook $0, securedto the loop at :the free end of one of sections 20 and having a :slot $1adapted to receive the "loop at the free end of the other section 20.

In 1 the outermost parts of the end sections 45 and IE are illus'tra'tedas in substantially the same plane and notnnder tension, and theontermostpartsof the sections "I i-of Figs. 3 and 4' are shown assubstantially flat, and not under tension. As may be seen i-n Fig. -1the lower edges of the intermediate portion ll] and end sections i5 and1-6 do not converge toward the vertical medial line of the intermediateportion Ill nearly as abruptly as they :do in Fig. 2, where the endsections I5 and H are under tension.

Since the wall portions I1 and 48-.orao1 flexible but not, appreciably,stretchable material, the two portions 1 l and J8 :mayrtake variouspositions with respect to each other, limited only by the stitchings 43along their overlapping loweredge sections. Obviously, the movement of:the two associated wall portions will be such that their edges 34 and1:2 move toward and away from each other as there is tension applied andthen removed.

When-worn, the novelbrass'iere'hugs the thorax of the wearer,accommodates the flesh where the wearers breasts merge into the adjacentportions of the thorax and, consequently, the flesh does not, as is thecase some persons, swell out above the upper edges of the end sectionsand I6. However, the function of the novel-shaped wall portions I1 andt8 and "their associated length I9 and 20 of stretchable (elastic)material, with the portions I l and I8 secured together along only oneedge of each and the lengths l9 and 20 arranged as described, is notconfined solely to this. The construction and arrangement disclosedtends to cause the portions I1 and 18, where they extend over thewearers back, to remain in a fixed position, no matter if the wearerbonds .the bodyiiorwardly .or .backwardly or from side'to side. In fact,with'the arrangement described, the portions I! and I8, where they crossthe wearers back tend to move downwardly, rather than upwardly and, inall cases, they do .not tend to move upwardly of a fixed position.

Consequently, when worn, the portions I1 and I8, where they cross thewearers back do not ride -up above the upper back edge of the wearer'sown.

Various changes maybe made to the form of the invention herein shown anddescribed without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope ofthe claims.

What is claimed is:

ii. in a brass'iere, aniintermediate breast-supporting portion havingopposite end edge sections and an :upperfiedge :section; .a pair of endsections, one extending outwardly .from one end edge section and theother extending outwardly from the other end edge section, each endsection ccomprising a first wall portion and an associated second wallportion, both :being elongated and pi =fiexible materia'Lwith theassociated wall portions overlapping for a part of the length-of each,each "wall portion hearing an inner edge section, with the inner :edgesections of the secend wall portions oyerlying their associated firstwallzportions and spaced drom said end edge sections iUf said:izitemnediate portion, and each wall portion having an outer end edgesection; stretchable means connecting the edge section of one :secondwall portion with said intermediate portionat one end edge section ofsaid intermediate portion; --stretchable means connecting the end edgesection of the other second wall portion with saidi-nterm'ediatepor'tion at the other end edge section of saidintermediate portion; bridging means connecting said end sections andextending over the back of a wearer of said bras s'i'ere; and meanssecuring said bridging means "to the outer end edge -'sections of saidwall portions.

2. In a brassiere, an intermediate breast-supporting portionhaving-opposite end edge sections and an upper ed'ge section; a pair ofend sections, one extending outwardly from one end edge sec-- tionIandtheother extending outwardly from the other end edge section-each endsection comprising :a :first wall portion and an associated second wallboth being elongated and of flexible material, with the associated wallportions overlapping "for a part of the length of each, each Wallportion having an inner edge section, with the inner edge sections ofthe second wall portions overlying their associated :first walllportionsand spaced from said end edge sections of said intermediate portion, andeach wall portion having an outer end edge section; a lower edge sectionand an upper edge section; stretchable means connecting the edge sectionof one second wall portion with said intermediate portion at one endedge-section of said intermediate portion and closely adjacent'saidupper edge section; stretchable means connecting the end edge section ofthe other second wall portion withsaid intermediate portion at the otherend edge section of said intermediate portion and closely adjacent saidupper edge section; bridging means connecting said end sections andextending over the back of a wearer of said brassiere; means securingsaid bridging means to the outer end edge sections .of said wallportions; and means connecting each associated wall portion at its loweredge section, the upper edge section of each associated wall portionbeing free of direct attachment to the like upper edge section of itsassociated wall portion.

3. In a brassire, an intermediate breast-supporting portion havingopposite and edge sections and an upper edge section; a pair of endsections, one extending outwardly from one ende'dge section and theother extending outwardly from the other end edge section, each endsection comprising a first wall portion and an associated second wallportion, both being elongated and of flexible material, with theassociated wall portions overlapping for a part of the length of each,each wall portion having an inner edge section, with the inner edgesections of the second wall portions overlying their associated firstwall portions and spaced from said end edge sections of saidintermediate portion, and each wall portion having an outer end edgesection; a lower edge section and an upper edge section; stretchablemeans connecting the edge section of one second wall portion with saidintermediate portion at one end edge section of said intermediateportion and closely adjacent said upper edge section; stretchable meansconnecting the end edge section of the other second wall portion withsaid intermediate portion at the other end edge section of saidintermediate portion and closely adjacent said upper edge section;bridging means connecting said end sections and extending over the backof a wearer of said brassire; means securing said bridging means to theouter edge sections of said wall portions, and means connecting eachassociated wall portion at its lower edge section, the upper edgesection and outer end edge section of each associated wall portion beingfree of direct attachment to the like upper edge section and outer endedge section of its associated Wall portion.

DOMINIC A. CERRATO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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